HC Deb 27 July 1989 vol 157 c934W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies he has carried out on the cost-effectiveness of(a) means-testing of individual applicants for housing improvement grants and (b) the present system of block grants.

Mr. Chope

Provision has been made in the Department's research programme to monitor the effectiveness of both means-tested renovation grants and block repair schemes.